“INTO THE BADLANDS” SLASHES ITS WAY INTO SEASON TWO AS CABLE’S #1 RETURNING SHOW IN 2017
Season Two Premiere Delivers 4.5 Million Viewers And 2.7 Million Adults 25-54 In Nielsen Live+3 Ratings
With The Return Of “Into The Badlands,” AMC Now Has Four Of The Top 10 Shows On Cable Among Adults 25-54 This TV Season
NEW YORK, NY – March 24, 2017 – “Into the Badlands” returned to AMC Sunday night as cable’s #1 returning show for 2017 among adults 25-54. The season two premiere delivered 4.5 million total viewers, 2.7 million adults 25-54 and 2.4 million adults 18-49 in Nielsen live+3 ratings.
“It is great to have this thrill ride of a series, with the best, most truly artistic, fight sequences on television, return to AMC for a second season. That is does so as the #1 returning program on cable in 2017 is truly meaningful,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “Thanks to Al Gough, Miles Millar, our terrific cast and everyone else helping elevate this literal high-wire act. Most of all thanks to the fans for engaging and joining us for this wild ride.”
Key Nielsen Highlights for the season 2 premiere of “Into the Badlands” (L+3)
Episode 201, Sunday, March 19
4.5 million viewers, up 24% from the Into the Badlands Season 1 finale
2.4 million Adults 18-49, up 19% from the Into the Badlands Season 1 finale
2.7 million Adults 25-54, up 20% from the Into the Badlands Season 1 finale
With the return of “Into the Badlands,” AMC has four of the top 10 shows on cable among adults 25-54 this season.
| Net | Program Name | TC | L+3 P25-54 (000) |
| AMC | WALKING DEAD | 14 | 9,814 |
| ESPN | NFL REGULAR SEASON L | 15 | 5,386 |
| FX | AMERICAN HORROR STORY | 9 | 3,361 |
| AMC | TALKING DEAD | 13 | 3,280 |
| BET | NEW EDITION STORY, THE | 3 | 3,212 |
| AMC | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD | 3 | 3,189 |
| NFL | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | 6 | 2,886 |
| AMC | INTO THE BADLANDS | 1 | 2,656 |
| VH1 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 | 2 | 2,477 |
| DISC | GOLD RUSH | 21 | 2,311 |
Source: Nielsen, 16-17 STD (3/19/17) L+3, Cable series & reg season sports, excludes specials, encores, & election coverage.
From AMC Studios, “Into the Badlands” was created by executive producers/showrunners/writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and is executive produced by Oscar®-nominated producers Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg, along with David Dobkin, Stephen Fung, Michael Taylor and Daniel Wu.
“Into the Badlands” airs Sunday nights on AMC.
